Elizabeth's book is true to the title. It is a practical guide to the basics of quilting. Elizabeth includes information on color, cutting, piecing, applique, quilting and finishing. There are 12 quilt projects classified for beginners, confident beginners and intermediate level quilters.I think it's great that she shows throughout the book how the 12 quilts might look made with alternate sets of fabrics.
Take a look at some of the quilts you could make.
I had the opportunity to ask Elizabeth a few questions about herself and her book. It's so fun that she took the time to help us get to know her a little bit better. Here's what she shared with me.
So, why quilting? I'd love to know what drew you to quilting.
"I'm not really sure, actually! I think it started because I decided I wanted to make a quilt as a gift. I enjoyed the design and planning aspect of it so much that I just kept making more and more of them."
What's the number one thing you'd like to see folks get from reading your book?
Make a quilt is fun and achieveable! Construction fundamental are important, but quilting is, in the end, a creative endeavor. You don't have to do it the same way as everyone else. You don't need a fancy machine. And better still, you end up with a fabulous and useful object!"
How are you manifested in the book? In other words, how would you characterize your design style?
"I really like bold, graphic designs with abrupt corners and angles. I love repeating patterns, color and prints. I like to use a lot of contrast, sometimes in value and sometimes in color. I also have a soft spot for kitsch, so I often end up integrating things like animal prints, gingham, and fussy-cutting into my work."
Be sure to continue on the tour with the following stops:
Take a look at some of the quilts you could make.
I had the opportunity to ask Elizabeth a few questions about herself and her book. It's so fun that she took the time to help us get to know her a little bit better. Here's what she shared with me.So, why quilting? I'd love to know what drew you to quilting.
"I'm not really sure, actually! I think it started because I decided I wanted to make a quilt as a gift. I enjoyed the design and planning aspect of it so much that I just kept making more and more of them."
What's the number one thing you'd like to see folks get from reading your book?
Make a quilt is fun and achieveable! Construction fundamental are important, but quilting is, in the end, a creative endeavor. You don't have to do it the same way as everyone else. You don't need a fancy machine. And better still, you end up with a fabulous and useful object!"
How are you manifested in the book? In other words, how would you characterize your design style?
"I really like bold, graphic designs with abrupt corners and angles. I love repeating patterns, color and prints. I like to use a lot of contrast, sometimes in value and sometimes in color. I also have a soft spot for kitsch, so I often end up integrating things like animal prints, gingham, and fussy-cutting into my work."
Thanks for sharing with us, Elizabeth!
Now for the fun part. Elizabeth and Stash Books have offered a copy of The Practical Guide to Patchwork to one of my readers and Elizabeth has also put together this beautiful set of fat eighths to accompany the book.
To enter, leave a comment telling me about a quilt you love or are proud of. It could be one you've made or one you've received. Comments will close Monday 8 a.m. Central time. I'll announce the winner on Monday. Good luck everyone!
Be sure to continue on the tour with the following stops:Sunday, October 31 Alissa at Handmade by Alissa
Monday, November 1 Melissa at Connecting Threads
Tuesday, November 2 Rossie Hutchinson
Wednesday, November 3 Amber at One Shabby Chick
Thursday, November 4 Kim at True Up
Friday, November 5 Kathy at Pink Chalk Studio
Saturday, November 6 Kathreen at Whipup
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 616 Newer› Newest»The quilt on my daughter's bed is wonderful. The pattern was Elizabeth's Mod Sampler. Elizabeth's tips and tricks really made that quilt stunning.
I'm so proud to have completed my grandmother's yo-yo quilt top. She passed away when she was 108 years young and I was lucky to have received her unfinished projects as well as a couple of those she completed. When I recently opened the box of yo-yo blocks, I knew I had to finish it. It's beautiful colors remind me of those that modern fabric designers are using today. I'd love to win the book.
When my son and daughter-in-law were expecting their first child, I realized this baby would have two sets of living grandparents AND 3 1/2 sets of living great grandparents! So I made a "family tree" quilt where everyone signed some fabric that was pieced into the quilt. Sadly, Caleb only lived three days, but still there is a block in the center of the quilt with his birthdate, along with the rest of the family tree blocks. Still a very special quilt.
The quilt I am most proud of is my dimensional appliqued flower quilt that hangs over my fireplace. I didnt' think I could make it, but I did and it gives me a great sense of accomplishment. Love the look of the new book.
I love the quilt I made for my Mom for Mother's Day out of Tina Givens' treetop fancy. It was one of my firsts, and still a fave.
I am proud of all the quilts I have made, but I really love the humble, simple feedsack quilt made by one of my hubby's grandmothers. The simple piecing and quilting on this object of necessity is so special to me.
I am proud of all the quilts I have made, but I really love the humble, simple feedsack quilt made by one of my hubby's grandmothers. The simple piecing and quilting on this object of necessity is so special to me.
I made a toddler-size quilt last year with fabrics from Ginger Blossom, with a minky back, and scalloped borders ~ definitely my favorite quilt. Now that the weather is cooling off, my daughter has been dragging it all over the house :)
One quilt that I have made and am very proud of is a king sized pinwheel star that has partial seams. I spent nearly a year putting it together because I was working and had a long commute, but it is nicely on our bed right now!
As usual, the quilt I love most (right now) is the one made of Lantern Blooms fabrics by Laura Gunn. I just never get tired of looking at it hanging on my wall here.
Thx for the chance to win this lovely book. The fabrics aren't so bad either. *L*
I just got back into quilting and am so impressed with the Modern Quilt trend. I love the colorful fabrics and no rules although I haven't yet attempted anything that could be considered wonky. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a great book from a great quilt designer!
I have a quilt that my sister made and I love it!! I love the colors that will be included with this book, thanks for the chance!
I'm most proud of my (ironically) New Wave quilt using Elizabeth's pattern with Modern Meadow fabrics. It's the first quilt I've done using a pattern that actually ended up looking like the pattern :)
My favorite is the 60th wedding anniversary quilt I made for my grandparents. They have since passed away and the quilt has returned back to me making it even more extra special.
I love the quilt that my mother in law made that is currently on our bed. It's called Heart Pond and we have had it for years and I will never grow tired of it.
I'm proud of my hexagon quilt I finally finished because it was SUPER tedious and had me wanting to throw the towel in half way through! But I finished it and it's lovely! =)
me nemesis quilt - I am so proud that I stuck with it and finished it.
marksey3@msn.com
I was entrusted with my husband's family's heirloom quilt on my 40th birthday. I was so honored and it made me ever regret turning 40! It is a red and green applique quilt, closet pattern is a Virginia Reel.
I made two 50th birthday quilts for friends last year. I only decided to make them at the last minute...actually about a week before the surprise party. I was so proud of myself for getting everything finished (on two quilts!!) before they had to be given away.
I started making a grandmother's garden hexagon quilt in 30's fabric. This one WILL BE the quilt I am and will be most proud of because I know I won't finish it probably not until I am a grandmother...an old one.
My favorite quilt is the first zig-zag quilt I made for my daughter. It turned out beautiful, but wonky, not perfect. I called it "tumbled" zig-zag.
I really love the quilt I made for my son. It's bright and full of interesting colors and textures!
I have only the binding left on my very first quilt for my third little girl (due in December). It is a ticker tape quilt made from flannel. I'm planning on making it a peek-a-boo bunting from a tutorial I found. I'm stuck on choosing a binding but need to get on it. I'm quite proud of how it came together and can't wait to finish it.
I just finished Halloween 1904 which I personalized a bit. Anyway it has tons of triangle squares and lots of machine applique pumpkins and stars and I just love it. Can't wait to do some more turned edge invisible machine applique!
I made a double wedding ring quilt, queen size. I'm pretty happy with it.
I made a baby quilt for a friend that I'm very, very proud of. I wanteed to make a quilt that looked like their neighborhood in NYC, so I combined two different baby quilt patterns, and used tons of scraps and a bunch of different techniques like applique, piecing, embroidering, and even added an applique of their apartment building, complete with address! It turned out so adorable, and unique. I've never done anything like it before but it was so fun!
I'm very proud of the quilts Ive made this year...I'm new to quilting and each quilt has helped me learn new techniques!
kell22 @ cox.net
I love the quilt my aunt-in-law made my husband and I for our wedding. I use it almost everyday and it was my introduction to quilts!
I've never made a quilt. I love the one got after my grandmother died. She meant to give it to me years before. It's cream with yellow flowers.
melodyj(at)gmail.com
I really love my most recent quilt that I made for my new nephew. I haven't met him yet, but I can't wait to watch him grow up and use his quilt!
My favorite quilt right now is one that I just finished for my daughter. The pattern is actually one from the Oh Fransson website called New Wave.
I love the simple flannel quilt that my mother made for my first-born son. It's not a complicated design, but it's SO special, and it gets more use than any of the other store-bought baby blankets.
my great-grandmother made me a quilt for my wedding and i treasure it :)
My favorite quilt ended up being more like a blanket. I made a flannel quilt for my father-in-law for Christmas in 2002. In 2004, we learned he had developed cancer in his mouth and after treatment they learned he had further cancers in his lungs, and they would not be able to treat them as he was not strong enough to go through radiation and chemo again. Unfortunately, he passed away in September of 2004, but the love I made in that blanket helped keep him warm during all of his treatments and that makes it my favorite quilt!
I love all my quilts but my favorite is one that my great aunt made. It's the coziest quilt in the house!
I am proud of the first quilt I made. It was shades of white with random color rectangles thrown in. I didn't follow any pattern, but I had fun. I then free-motioned for the first time too. Everything was a little tight and tiny and I love it. Since that time, a year ago now, I have had at least one quilt in the works all the time. I love it!
My favorite quilt is always the quilt I'm working on. I just started a new baby quilt using a "film in the fridge" pattern using Joel Dewberry's Modern Meadow in Sunglow. I would love to win.
I recently finished a lone star quilt--it took me months to get it made. Since I live in an RV, I sent it out to be quilted, and when I got it back, I could not believe that I made something that beautiful. It was really hard to give it away to my daughter.
I am new to quilting, but just finished my third one. It is a gift for a friend of mine who just got married (today!) I hope it is something she and her husband will enjoy for years to come.
My favorite quilt changes with almost every new one I make! I love them all for different reasons and I learn something with each project
I am most proud of the lovely, beautiful HST value quilts that were made by my father-in-law's grandmother. The fabrics are amazing, her stitching is impeccable. We still have this lightweight one on our bed, even though it's time to switch to the flannel duvet cover:
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My first quilt was for my son's 3rd birthday - trains. I took a pattern for a wall hanging and made four of them in complementing colors and designs, then sewed the four together to make a twin sized quilt. I had quilted it, spending hours thinking about my boy while doing it. I was hooked after that.
there are two quilts I am honored to own. They are both ones I did not make but were given, one I was given in late elementry school (maybe 5th-7th grade ish...I went to the same school K-8) that my mom bought at a school aucton. It's a log cabin quilt that shows three white sheep on a mountain (green on bottom blue on top). It's on my four year olds bed right now and I want to recreate it!
I also have a double pinwheel quilt my mom and her friends made for my HS graduation. They had been friends since I was not even crawling yet and each had two children, they got together every year and made a graduation quilt for all 8 of us (would you belive not a single two of us graduated the same year even though a few of us are the same age?)
The quilt I'm most proud of is a double wedding ring quilt in soft pinks, blues, and greys. It graces my parents' living room.
Thanks for the chance to win! So far, I am most proud of my wonky log cabin quilt - I got the tutorial from your blog and I just worked and worked, created and created. It was my first quilt without a pattern and it completely changed who I am as a quilter. Thank you for that!
I'm loving the first quilt I made and had quilted on a long-arm. It's a simple 9 patch but I love the fabric and love how happy it made me to finish something so pretty!
I just finished a quilt for my daughter's wedding. She just loves it and that really means a lot to me.
I'd have to say it's my pinwheel sampler quilt that Rachel from PS I Quilt hosted. I truly feel that with that quilt, it gave me the jump start I needed to dive into my own designing and to start using the fabrics I loved most!
My favorite quilt is the one that my gramdmother had made from the leftover scraps of the fabrics she used to make my mother's clothes when Mom was just a toddler. Date of Mom's birth? 1931. Whoever made the quilt for my grandmother (no label) used a dresdan plate pattern, but it is one that I have never seen anywhere else in that the plate is pieced rather than appliqued to the background fabrics.
My favorite compliment has been for a baby quilt I made for a friend. Everyone loves how it definitely looks like a baby quilt but that it is modern and not what they would expect. I'm proud that I've made a quilt that elicits those comments.
My favorite is actually a table runner I made of sawtooth blocks in lovely yellows and blues. It's the only thing I've made thus far where I am entirely thrilled with each and every color I picked. Of course, after I made it, I discovered that I don't really like table runners :) So my daughter uses it now for doll teaparties.
I absolutely adore the linen/novelty patchwork quilts I made for my kiddos when they were born!
heatheranne99 at gmail dot com
The quilt that I am most proud of would be one that I made for my daughters dance teacher. A queen size quilt from start to finish in 3 days, and she absolutely loved it!
I'm proud of my first quilt I ever made. I just threw myself into it without any instruction or experience sewing, or pattern. I didn't even know what a rotary cutter was so I used a template. It's a bit wonky but charming.
I'm most proud of my first quilt. Jumping into quilting was a big step!
I am most proud of my zig zag quilt I made with the Old Red Barn Quilt along. :) It was hard, because I am inexperienced, but I love how it turned out. :)
The quilt I love the most is one my Aunt made for me when I was a toddler. It is pink and white and in each sqaure there is a different picture, or something to play with. For example one has my name hand painted and one has hand painted ducks with ribbon bow ties. I will always love that quilt, it feels like home :)
The quilt that makes me happy every time I see it is my first quilt. I'm amazed at how little I knew about quilting, and yet somehow, I made a quilt. My children love it, and so do I.
I am most proud of a quilt I made, "Emma Clare's Birds in the Garden." It was my first. I thought it would be easier because it had big machine appliqued flowers on it. Surprise! It wasn't easier! It was, however, darling.
The one I gave to my husband for his college graduation...only 10 years later! It was in the colors of his alma mater. He was pretty excited about it even when it was so late. :)
My favorite is still the first pieced quilt I ever made...Hawaiian Postcards by Lisa Boyer. I tried to make it bigger to fit our king size bed but came up short so now my husband and I wrestle over who gets it to cover up. It is pretty and simple looking & best of all reminds us of Kauai! Thanks for the giveaway.
The quilt that i love the most that I was given was done with a lot of black and white toile. It was so striking and it was 10 years ago so it seemed very progressive at the time.
The quilt I'm most proud of is one that I made for a wedding gift for my DH's cousin. I adapted it from a pattern and I LOVED the way it turned out. Everyone who sees the pics wants it! I didn't want to give it away, so my next project is making one for myself. I had a lot of fun making it, and I learned some new things too (it was the first time I did partial seams).
My first quilt is one that will always stand out. I made it during a 'learn to quilt' weekend at a local fabric store. It's a great reminder of how my fabric tastes and talents have changed over the last nine years, but I'm still proud of each and every crooked little stitch on that sweet quilt. Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
I have a beautiful quilt made by my great grandmother with appliqued butterflies. It has always been special to my whole family.
I made a charm quilt for my daughter a few years ago. It took me years to collect the fabrics (over 200 different prints) and ages to get it finished. I like to think she will take it with her wherever she goes in life and will remember that I made it for her with love.
I'm currently working on my first, and so far I'm extremely proud of it. The fact that it turned out exactly like I planned was a huge achievement. Now the top and back are done, and I'm trying to get myself psyched up for the quilting. I do not want to mess it up!
My favorite quilt always seems to be the one I've recently completed! But this time around I'm particularly proud of my latest creation because it's my own design and the largest quilt I've done to date. Plus it's for my hubby so we get to keep it!
I'm a huge fan of Elizabeth's work. I'd LOVE to win this book!!
My favorite quilt received would be one I got this year from a swap partner--she found a photo of my border collie online and made an applique quilt with him in it--I absolutely adore my border collie, and I love this quilt!
The quilt I'm most proud of might be my first one, because I made it before I owned a sewing machine or a rotary cutter. It was made up of blocks I liked, and when I first started I had four fabrics that I had purchased and about six that my mom had sent me from her stash - and I love that those fabrics appear in other projects, in her house and in my house. That quilt has been keeping me warm for about 12 years now!
I just finished my postage stamp quilt! I am proud that it is of my own design and that I had the perseverance to cut and sew together 3,500 1 1/2 inch squares. It is in the washer right now! Squee!
I love the 2 baby quilts I've made... I get so many beautiful comments from the other mothers at baby group :)
I would love to win this book and fabric! The greys would be perfect for my next project.. a bigger quilt for our grey and white bedroom... fingers crossed xx
I have a yellow and white patchwork quilt that my grandmother made for me when I was a baby. It is one of my most treasured possessions. The binding is wearing out but I keep putting off repairing it because its part of the character of the quilt.
I've only made a couple of quilts so there's not a ton to choose from, but I'm very proud of my first quilt. I made it from my t-shirts from high school, most of them rarely worn with very colorful designs. It's a great way to remember that time without having to wear it every day!
Thanks for the chance to win. :)
I always loved the randomness of fabrics that my grandma used for her crazy quilts. You never new what you would get.I guess that's why they are called crazy
The quilt that I love the most and I'm very proud of is the quilt that me, my two sister and my sister in law made. we each made mystery blocks and the quilt came out beautiful. My sister is now battling cancer and I'm so very lucky to have something she help made :)
The quilt I'm most proud of right now isn't even finished! However, I stepped outside the box on this one, coming up with my own pattern and not using a white or off-white for the background. I paired Fandango with Kona Khaki and made five columns of flying geese separated by four columns of stacked coins. I'm working on a four-patch-style border, then I plan to back it in flannel and quilt with straight vertical lines.
I have yet to finish any of the quilts I've started but I've been really inspired by many of your quilts and many of Elizabeth's. She made one a few years ago that was mostly pink with a little green and still want to make one like it.
A family friend made a farmyard quilt for my son. My mother-in-law made an alphabet quilt for my daughter. Now I want to make one for my other son. This book might be the place to start. J x
My favorite so far is a quilt I made with a dear friend of mine who I met, ironically, in the blog/craft world. We did a mini swap, if you will, each of us making two exact same blocks, keeping one for ourselves, and sending one off in the mail. We did this until we each had 20 blocks. Each time we mailed a block, we included a little snippet about why we chose that block; inevitably revealing a little more to each other as to who we are as women. We got to know each other better, and both got a beautiful, amazing quilt out of it.
My favorite quilt is the one I'm going to make as soon as I get this book.... can't wait to get started!!
The quilt I love the most is the one my grandmother and her sisters/neighbors/family made out of their brightly colored clothing and fabric scraps. It is a double wedding ring style and just beautiful. I have it on the couch in my living room to cuddle under every day, and each day it inspires me.
My mother-in-law is a seamstress with 9 kids. For her 50th birthday, I had each child make a square that represented them, and then we sashed them together using the scraps she had from different projects throughout the years for her kids. It was a total surprise for her, and really fun to make.
I guess the quilt I am most proud of is one I made for my sister. She picked the pattern and most of the fabrics. She is a wonderful seamstress (she made my wedding gown!) but she doesn't quilt. It was a pattern by Carrie Nelson from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. and it is maybe the largest one I've made. I machine quilted it on my regular sewing machine, which was difficult at times. My sister claims she has the best quilt.
Leslie S. in MN
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my favoite quilt is a green and blue storm at sea. It wwas very intricate and took me a long time to finish. It is my sons quilt to take to college.
Hm ... possibly the "ten year project" that I made from age 10-20. It's a bunch of knitted and crocheted squares of various sizes [and triangles for good measure] that I shoehorned/patchworked together. I brought it with me to college when I finished it, but now my parents sleep under it in winter. It's all acrylic and a complete crazy quilt mess, which is why I love it so much.
When I got married, my grandmother let me (the first of three grandchildren to get married) choose from three quilts she'd made for our weddings. I picked this peach quilt with liquid embroidery butterflies on it.
Now that my grandma is gone, it and one other quilt are so treasured. As is the pile of fabric Mom and I inherited that we're now turning into another quilt.
I have a beautiful quilt that my mother made for me. It has a lot of curved piecing and is hand quilted by her. It was the last quilt she was able to make and I'm so glad I have it.
I made my first HUGE quilt this year -- it was supposed to be a twin, but I kept adding borders. It's for my daughter and is HST of all of my favorite bright fabrics I was stashing. It was a challenge, but now I'm super proud of it.
Thanks for the chance to enter. I'm really dying to get my hands on this book!
I cherish the quilt my grandmother made and her friends quilted for me after she died. She was a traditional sort of quilter and I would not have picked the one she chose but i love it nonetheless because she made it for me.
I'm so looking forward to this book! I've used some of Elizabeth's online patterns, and they're ace.
The quilt I'm most proud of is one of my first, a big blue and green one for my son's big boy bed. It's a really simple design but it looks amazing, and I love seeing him snuggled up under it at night: http://bellgirl.com.au/2010/04/quilt-fit-for-once-and-future-king.html
My favorite quilt is the one I found at my mother inlaws house after she pass away.(It was my husbands grandmothers) It was a blue and white basket Pattern. It was all done by hand and it was only the top. I was able to put it together and quilt it. It meant so much to me to think that his grandmother made it,but yet I was able to finish it. Such a feeling of completion and yet honor..
The quilt that is closest to my heart is my Celtic Rose quilt that my Mother made for me. It's celtic knots and appliqued roses and it all hand done. Eventhe quilting and she stippled n the middle of the celtic designs. Beautiful. It's pictured on my blog in a Dec 2008 to Mar 2009 post.
The best part is while I was visiting her in Florida, this quilt was entered in a quilt show when I first saw it totally finished. It also won a ribbon but while I was reading the label is when I found out that she was gifting this quilt to me. A very tearful and thankful daughter!
I just love a quilt I've received - Wonderland Garden of course! lol
Seriously, I'm proud of every quilt I've actually finished (because it's finished of course). My WIP's are getting there, but no pride in them yet... My secret santa quilts that I've sent off are loved and appreciated which is just great too...
Well I'm definitely proud of the quilt that I'm currently working on, my first!! I have to quilt and bind, which at this moment, cannot find the time to do (but that's another story)...but also, I love the quilt that someone gave me, or my son I should say. For the little tag, a friend of my aunt, who made the quilt, printed my son's announcement onto fabric and then sewed it on....that was the best.
I always like the one I have just finished :-)
I have not made any quilts yet, but my favorites are hexagon and the mini patchwork type quilts.
My Mennonite grandmother made a double wedding ring quilt for my wedding gift 15 years ago. It is one of my cherished possessions and reminds me that I belong to a long line of quilters.
I have only made 2 quilts so far, but the first one was my favourite... It is all minky blocks with cotton appliqued animals in every odd block. It was fun to make and I love the final result. My little niece loves her quilt!
Arabella
I love a quilt I had as a child. I wish I still had it. It was made by a friend of my mother's and it was simply squares all sewn together. Childhood memories!
I'm proud of all my quilts I think and one doesn't stand out above the rest. I'm pretty darn proud that I've kept up with all the babies born this year (10), making a quilt for each one. Phew!
This question made me realise that I've never been given a quilt!!
Actually I'm the only one in my family who quilts!
I'm most proud of a flannel lap quilt I made for a favourite uncle completed just a month before his death at the age of 92! his wife now uses it
Gill
I love the quilt I'm making at the moment - it's going to be just for me! (First time ever!) I've been collecting the fabric pieces for a couple of years here and there, and have just started putting the top together.
Well I've only made two quilts and I'm proud of both of them. Maybe a little more proud of the second one I made which was for my baby nephew and had such a personal meaning to me. I remember walking around the house with it after I had finished it and washed it, hugging this thing to me. What made me the proudest was that I actually hand bound it, which took me so long because I have limited movement in my wrist after I broke it a couple of years ago. I love love that quilt.
The quilt I'm most proud of is the sampler quilt I made, although it's not quite finished, yet. It was my first foray into machine-pieced patchwork and it manifested my love for combining fabrics and traditional block designs.
I am new to quilting and have recently finished my firt quilt which was a sampler quilt so of course I am quite proud of it!
Thanks for the chance to win Elizabeth's book and some lovely fabrics!
I am new to quilting and have recently finished my firt quilt which was a sampler quilt so of course I am quite proud of it!
Thanks for the chance to win Elizabeth's book and some lovely fabrics!
I love a teeny bit of half-finished quilt that I own that I found it at a jumble sale. It is small diamonds (about 2" x 1")pieced over papers in a satiny fabric. The piece is not very big and not backed but what I love is the actual papers. They are chopped up letters written in a gorgeous copperplate hand. Just these tiny snippets of history really make me think about the history of quilters. I wonder who made it and what those letters say?
I have only ever finished one quilt - a cot-sized stacked coin quilt for a friends little girl. I really need to get on and 'sandwich' the three other quilt tops sitting in my sewing room!!
The quilt that I am most proud of is the one that lies on my three year old son's bed. It's an appliquéd train quilt which is lovely, but it is the love that is bestowed upon it by it's owner which makes me the most proud of it compared to other things that I have made!
Thanks for the opportunity to enter. The quilts I'm most proud of are the quilts that i've made for my friends that have new babies in their households. I know how handy the quilts can be when out and about so you have a nice clean place to put the baby down for a change. My friends are pleased with the gift and later its like 'oh my, thanks I use it ALL the time'. its what i love to hear
lore
x
I love the quilt my grandmother left to me. It was the only one she ever made and was terribly quilted (by someone else). After she passed away, I learned to hand quilt so I could re-quilt it! Now its a quilt we've made together!
Thanks for the great giveaway.
Andi :-)
I'm very very new to quilting - in fact I'm still doing my first quilt, so it's got to be this one I love. It's a sampler quilt, so I've had the chance to try different blocks and have loved it!
My Grandson Theo inspired me to make my first quilt almost a year ago, I learned enough to do it from those bloggers kind enough to post tutorials, and from there I have the quilting bug. My last quilt apples and squares is more me and I love it. Here in England quilting is not as popular or as appreciated, so I am hopefully trying to change that.
That would have to be my hand pieced/quilted for my parents' 25th anniversary years back. it was made up of all hexagons - it was practically solid the whole quilt with about twenty to thirty flowers.
I´m proud of my first quilt I finished just a few days ago. It´s for my daughter and she loves it.
My favorite quilt is the one I made for my dads birthday. I copied the tile pattern of his mothers house and it looks wonderful. It is a nice reminder of her and their lives a long time ago.
I have never received a quilt, but I plan to make one for myself next year. I've made one for almost every member of my family this year. I think the one I'm most proud of is the zig zag quilt I made for my nephew. Everything lined up quite well, and I didn't run into any problems during the quilting process. Thanks for the giveaway! :)
Well, I would have to say the very first one I've ever done. It was so special, made me believe I could actually do this, made me dream of others to follow. Looking back at it now it's so diferent from the work I do today, but I still cherish it. It's white and red squares, some solid, some polka dots. My cats love it :)
i like most of my quilts, but even more i like the process of making them. my favorite part is the idea of a new quilt, deciding on design and fabric choices. i really like my far far away I+ II quilt, made out of srcaps, thanks for the giveaway !
The quilt I'm most proud of is the one in my bed because it's huge and quilted and I always procastinate and once I finish sewing I tend to get lazy and avoid quilting it...
My favorite quilt is the one my 10 year old granddaughter made, her first one, using dog print theme prints. She did it not because she wanted to learn to quilt so much as she loves me and knows how much I love quilts! She loves dogs so it was perfect for both of us and entered it in the Sister's quilt show in Sisters, Ore. She knows how much going each year to the show means me, as I take my daughters and now her every summer for years to it. It was her 'present' to me for my 50th birthday (it's usually around the same time as the show is). The quilt turned out so pretty and the memory I will treasure for a lifetime xox
I recently made a quilt for my sister that I love! It's my 3rd quilt and I attempted an Arkansas Crossroads lap quilt. I did lots of fussy cuts to include some cute little squares for fun.
i am most proud of my first quilt, one that i made for my little niece. she loves it so much! she drags it around everywhere she goes.
nykhe.pilatsky@live.com
I'm most proud of the yellow and blue log cabin that my mom helped me make as a young teenager. I still remember being at the store choosing all the fabric. Thanks for the giveaway.
I am super proud of the first quilt that I quilted on the machine, up until then I tied them, but I finally got the courage to try!
I am most proud of the memory quilt that I am working on right now -- shhh! it is a surprise for my husband.
The quilt I am most proud of it the one I made for by best friend's baby boy. I started quilting it on my old machine and it looked terrible. So, my hubby bought me a new machine and I ripped all the quilting out and redid it. Turned out beautiful.
I am most proud of my new Halloween quilt because it was finished in time for today!
Thank you both for the opportunity to win this book! I am especially fond of a quilt we made for a cousin's wedding. It was constructed of flying geese that we paper pieced, and it was the genesis of our family and friends quilting day. The blocks for that quilt were made in a single day by my mom, four aunts and a cousin. We sat around the table, sewed, talked and laughed. We enjoyed it so much that we've continued with monthly sewing days. Some people have moved away, some more have been added, and we're up to 10 - possibly 11! - people now.
My grandmother made me a (hand-stitched!) quilt for my high school graduation. Since then she has gone mostly blind and it was one of her last big projects, so it's extra special to me!
My favourite quilt is the one I made as a gift for my sister. In fact, I love it so much that it was hard to give it away!
I made a log cabin with Christmas fabrics in reds,greens and golds. Loved how it turned out!
marion.shaw@sympatico.ca
It must be a baby quilt my mother gave me when I have my daugther.
I am also proud of y very first quilt. It was a wedding quilt for my brother and it's full of "imperfections" but I still love it :)
I've been making memorial dog quilts or pillows for family members who've recently lost their pups. Hearbreaking and healing all at the same time. We've, sadly, had a rash of losses lately. So glad I can bring them some comfort. Would love to win the book or fabric! I have another one to make for a dog that passed on friday :(
I have a very special scrap quilt thats been handed down to me, made by my great-grandmother, who I haven't even met. It is what inspired me to learn to quilt and it just helps me feel connected to the past somehow.
I am just in the process of gathering the fabric to make my first quilt. Which I am sure will my favorite, because it is my first.
Thanks for the giveaway, Jacquie and Elizabeth!
My favourite is a Hello Kitty quilt that I made for my boyfriend's birthday using Oh, Fransson's Scrappy Hedgerow blocks tutorial. It features prints in the typical Hello Kitty pink, yellow, red and blue, and it was the first (maybe last!) time I attempted hand-quilting. I was compelled by this giveaway to finally take and upload photos of it, so here it is! http://www.flickr.com/photos/36374379@N04/5132083562/in/set-72157624863611215/
The quilt I am making now is my favorite so far. The more I make the better I feel about them. I seem to more of me in the quilts as I make them. Does that make sense?
I'm still proudest of "Currents," that batik quilt I showed you when you came to town. It's hanging on my living room wall, and I don't think a day goes by when I marvel at how much patience it took to finish it -- patience I don't usually possess!
Great post, and I hope I win!
I learn so much with each new quilt that my newest is usually the one that I am most proud!!
My LQS Pennington Quilts had a marvelous Saturday Sampler in 2009 featuring various modern quilt blocks. I made it in all 4 colorways!. Two I have already gifted and the giftees have RAVED about them. The last a B & W beauty I am keeping for myself.
OOOOOOOO...all my favorite sites are on this tour. I am so glad you are all supporting Elizabeth and showing her wonderful quilts. One of my favorites is her 'skewed ninepath' that I use CONSTANTLY for baby quilts. Every single one is gratefully received and exclaimed over as 'not being so traditional!' Thank you for your lovely website and inspiration!
When my son-in-law, who loves classic scooters, asked me to incorporate them into a quilt for my new grandson I came out in a hot sweat!! Up until then I had always followed a pattern - but this time I had to be truly creative. It took me a while to come up with an idea that would work, but I just loved the end result.
I am proud of all the quilts I finished and those that are still tops! One really sticks out...the first quilt I sewed on my machine and afterwards I taught a class on it !
KarinM
Oh man, I really hope that someday soon (now that Thanksgiving is over!) I'll have quilts to be proud of. But right now I just have quilt-tops.
i really love the first quilt i made--a scrappy double pinwheel. memoriesssss....
One quilt that I'm quite proud of is the one and only quilt that I did everything by myself. It's a wagon wheel design and I did straight line quilting by myself for my first time. I love the way it turned out and it's pretty modern. A fun change for me.
Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love to receive what looks to be a fantastic book!
adctd2qultng@gmail.com
I love so many of my quilts, but one I am loving so much right now is a red/white/blue one made up of sawtooth stars with log cabins in the center, and then around the outside are log cabins with sawtooth stars in the center. It's awaiting binding.
My favorite is quilt my Great grandmother started and both my Grandmother and Mother worked on. Its a fussy cut dresden plate I love it so much.
I am so proud of my most recent quilt, completed for my daughter. It was a long hard slog labour-of-love sort of thing, came out great, and filled out the beginning of my maternity leave nicely!
Can't wait to get my hands on this book...I love how she always shows alternatives!
I am really proud of the red and aqua one I made for my sister this past spring. It turned out fantastic!!
one afternoon i'd stopped in to visit the woman who ran the foodbank where i'd occasionally supplement our needs. as a single mom income doesn't cover outgo and Margaret was a wise and discerning woman i loved to spend time with. after some chat, she asked me if i was interested in quilts. a group of nuns regularly quilt for those in need and had just dropped of several for Margaret's distribution. i was the blessed and chosen recipient that day! heartfelt gifts created and received with heartfelt appreciation :) forever grateful!
I would love to have this book as my constant companion as I begin my very first quilt. I've already been a fan of Oh, Fransson! for a while and it would be like having Elizabeth sitting with me for help.
klbdrd{AT}att{DOT}net
- krystal b.
A dear blog friend surprised me with a quilt from my favorite fabric one Christmas. I'll never forget opening that box...not just a favorite quilt but one of the best gifts I've ever received!!!
The quilt I am binding now is a very simple design....long strips of varying fabric widths. What makes it stand out is the fabric textures & color, all Japanese and much of it woven. Lined with wool yardage and backed with flannel, it is destined for my couch!
My favorite is a pair of sparkly red and green quilts made by my Mom. She intended them to be used on the trundle bed in my guest room, but I love them so much, I alternate them on my own bed. Thank you for the chance to win!
I am terribly proud of the first quilt I've made! I only finished it this week and it was a a complete journey through al possible emotions. But it is done! By no means perfect, but hey... it's a blanket and it keeps my toes nice and toasty so I guess it works just fine :)
My favorite quilts are the ones I made for each of my children as babies. I loved looking at the patterns, fabrics, etc. on all those quiet nights of rocking and midnight feedings. Thanks for the chance to win Elizabeth's new book and for the fun interview!
I love the quilt I'm still working on of vintage fabric squares, all hand made.
Eliza
I've never received a quilt, but I am proud of my second quilt, which I finished recently. It is a zig-zag quilt for my baby boy, and I think it looks great (despite a few minor imperfections).
One of my most recent finishes was the Orange Crush quilt pattern by Bonnie Hunter. I made mine in Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, gold, and black and all the fabric was from stash. I adore this quilt and all the pieces remind me of other quilts I've made. Thanks for the giveaway.
I am most proud of the quilt I made for my daughter, it was my first full sized quilt. I made it for her to take away to college.
Thanks for the great give away
SheilaC
I've been a fan of Elizabeth and her blog for quite some time. Her book looks lovely and especially good for someone who hesitates when it comes to color choices-that's me!
My favorite quilt, the one I'm most proud of is called Leaves. It was inspired by an antique quilt made by an unknown maker in CT. My brothers picked leaves at my mother's home, identified the trees for me, and I hand appliqued the leaves, 4 specimens to each 20" block. The original setting is wonderful, and I laid out my leaves in the same way. It truly is a family quilt.
Thanks very much.
I made an ohio star quilt in blue and cream, I tied it and appliqued hearts on it....it sits on my daughters bed in winter...
Those are lovely greys! I am probably most proud of the baby quilt I just made for my sister - nothing fancy, just a charm pack and a bunch of HSTs in pinwheels.
I really like a pink and yellow quilt I recently made for my older sister. As a matter of fact I gave her a different one as I couldn't bear to part with it just yet.
I had a quilt as a child that I loved. It was purely functional, any type of fabric, from heavy polyester to cotton sheets. There was one small image of Snoopy somewhere on the quilt. I remember how much I loved finding that image while laying in bed. Now when I quilt I feel the need to hide one small character in each.
Haha, I have just started quilting (after discovering Elizabeth's blog) so I am most proud of my almost finished first quilt based on Elizabeth's SMBQ. I would love to continue to learn her style and cannot wait to get her book! Thanks for the chance to win.
I am very proud of the first quilt that I have finished, my "swampy quilt." I am a beginner quilter, but I can already tell that I am in love with the art form!
Fun giveaway! I've made many quilts and given most away. My favorite is a quilt top my dad gave to me. It was pieced by my great grandmother and was being used as a rag by my aunts and uncles until my dad rescued it. I can't wait to finish it and give it back to him.
Cristi
www.busybeehemstitching@blogspot.com
I'm really looking forward to Elizabeth's book- I've used some of her online patterns and I know the book will be fantastic!
The quilt I am most proud of is one of my first- a big blue and green one for my son's big boy bed. I love to tuck him in under it, and he loves it too! My son was my inspiration to start quilting and whenever I tuck him in, I think, "This is what it's all about".
I'm most proud of the first quilt I made completely on my own. It was a challenge to figure out how to cut the fabric, but only made one cutting mistake out of the 15 fabrics, and ended up with a couple scrappy squares, but it still looked great in the end.
The quilt I am most proud of is one I made for my mother's 75th birthday out of Kaffe Fassett fabrics. I hand quilted it which took a long time...
I'm especially fond of a quilt that has been in my family for a few generations. As a teenager I got ink all over it and not knowing the value of the quilt, its history and sentimental value, or how to clean it, I threw it out. A few years later I was at a neighbors apartment and saw it in her living room and shared my story. She was very kind and gave it back to me, and the best part is that she had gotten the ink stain out.
I've yet to finish my first quilt, but I'm really excited to (eventually!) get it done. Thanks for the giveaway!
I'm proud of the quilt I'm working on currently for my SIL simply because it's the biggest one I've ever done. I also love the surprise of autographed squares drawn on by her many nephews and nieces on the backing.
My daughter loves the quilt I made for her with Heather Ross Mendocino fabrics with a seahors applique on the back. It fits her bed perfectly.
My great great grandmother, who died at the age of 102 in 1951, was a quilter. Ten years ago, my aunt gave me a box of unfinished projects that my great great grandmother probably put away in the 1930s. I finished one of the quilts, filling in with repro fabrics and my own choice of solid sashing where needed. It was one of my first completed quilts, and it was a joy to work on! And I don't believe there have been any quilters in the family in the generations between, so I feel lucky to carry on the tradition.
I am really excited for my toile-infused quilt that is almost done!
I still have the quilt that was hanging in my room when I was a baby. I have no where to put it and won't be having my own kids for awhile but I just can't part with it!
I think I am proudest of one of the quilts my mother-in-law made for us. A baby quilt, based on the book "On the Day You Were Born," we used it to wrap each of our boys on on the day each was born, and again on the day each was adopted into our family. It has also been shared with my sisters and welcomed my nieces and nephew into the world. So many circles of love there...
i made my grandmother a lap quilt this past spring... it was a half square triangle pattern and my very first official quilt to sew. she used it every day until she passed away this august.
I'm really proud of my first quilt! Of course, it's not quite in finished quilt form, but I actually found the Oh Fransson blog and started her baby quilt, which led me to your blog and so many others and now I have several patterns in various planning stages. But, my first quilt, a baby quilt for my baby daughter is really special - both because she means the world to me, and because it's opened a whole new world of creativity!!
One quilt I'm really proud of is my daughters baby quilt. It was done entirely by hand. It is a six point star pattern that had to be paper pieced. Once the top was done, I had to hand quilt it. She just turned nine, and still cuddles with it.
margie
(margiedicroce@rogers.com)
The quilt that I'm most proud of is the quilt I made this summer. It's a modern quilt with pebble quilting. The pebble quilting took so long, I actually put the quilt away for a month in the middle of quilting because it was taking so long and was kind of frustrating. I finished it in July though, and am very happy with the results.
love this giveaway! My favorite quilt is one I just made for my mom for Christmas...it's very soft and delicate and just reminds me of her.
I made a log cabin quilt set in a knot pattern for our first anniversary. I have learned a lot since but 11 years later still love this one and the fabrics in it.
I think the quilt that I loved was the first little patchwork quilt that I made...because I didn't know if I could finish it and I did. It ended up being fun and gave me such a sense of accomplishment, esp in this period in my life as a stay-at-home mom where almost everything I've done get undone in 30 min, LOL! :)
I love her designs and her work! So nice!! I want this book though!! VERY BADLY!
My favorite quilt is an anniversary gift I made for my husband. Inspired by the use of words on the Moda Bake Shop Baby Life Quilt, I made a sized for sharing quilt featuring our favorite saying "we are one". I am currently working on a Scrappy Hedgerow Block quilt using an Oh, Fransson! tutorial.
I am most proud of my first quilt. I made it last year and love it so much.
I'm really proud of the quilt I made my mom for her birthday. It was a challenge to make, and I worked quite hard to get it just right. She loves it - and that makes me proud.
thanks Jacquie! My love is the hexagon quilt that my grandmother pieced 55 years ago, quilted by my mom. It's on my living room wall!
Thanks for the chance to win this awesome book by Elizabeth.
When my grandmother was in her mid-seventies and her eyesight started to get worse, she decided to make one last quilt for me & one for my brother while she still could. For mine she took 2 drawings that I had done (one of a dog & one of a cat) and translated them into these wonderful squares, sashed it all up in pink and viola! - best quilt ever!
About a year ago I visited my step grandmother and she gave me my grandmothers old treadle sewing machine and a quilt that my grandmother made with my mom. Both my grandmother and my mom died long ago and I did not know that the quilt was still in the house, so it is very special to me. I love the old machine in the table and the quilt so much! I know how much my grandmother quilted and loved sitting under those quilts as they worked on them as a child and as the only grandchild who quilts, I feel the rightful owner!
Can't wait to see the new book, thanks for the opportunity!
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